Refers to the fine particles of wood produced when sawing. Used in contexts like woodworking, gardening, or animal bedding.
A lot of sawdust had fallen on the workbench.
I gathered the sawdust and used it for mulching in the garden.
Common spelling using 屑 for 'scraps'.
Kana spelling is common and avoids rare kanji.
Rare kanji spelling; 大鋸 means 'large saw'. Mostly encountered in older texts.
From 大鋸（おが）, an old word for a large saw, and 屑, “waste” or “scraps.”